I Know Why Caged Birds Sing by Maya Angelou

I've heard of students who say they like their professors' sharp skills in different fields of study, but I've never heard of any that after twenty years of teaching, the student and teacher bond grow more and more. I'm talking about the book Tuesdays with Morrie. I thought it was a fascinating book. It contained teachings of a wise old man to his younger student, many years later. This man had a terminal illness, and he wanted to get his final message across to everyone, so he entrusted it into the young man, by the name of Mitch Albom. Tuesdays with Morrie was very inspirational and positive, even though there was death involved. Morrie had been teaching for years. This book explained each day of Morrie's final class, which took place in his home. The class met on Tuesdays, and Mitch was the only student. I think this is a very powerful piece of writing, because it really happened, which makes readers connect to the story, because any student had to have had some close relations with a teacher at some point in their life, causing their memories to think beyond the norm. I believe this book shows much courage and streng

th, in, not only Morrie, but in Mitch himself. Mitch is the student that takes the final class with his old college professor, the lesson of life. It seems as if he is doing this especially for Morrie, and not just for himself. Since the disease is working its way up Morrie's poor fragile body, Mitch becomes embarrassed by him, because he can't do certain things he was able to just a few days earlier. This is where I feel the inspiration kicks in. Mitch shows his support to his teacher, and continues to attend classes weekly. He is inspired by him to keep persisting, not just in this situation, but also helping him while he is working. Mitch has a very admirable quality; he is loyal. Ever since graduation, he had promised to keep in touch with his professor, and visit him occasionally. He never did, until twenty years later. Weeks past and Mitch's knowledge increased. He was learning something that can't be taught from textbooks; only from experience. And he had an extraordinary teacher whose goal was to relate all the information he knew from his entire life to this one lucky young man. Since Morrie was sick and taught from home, you would often expect him to be lying in his bed teaching. "When you're in bed, you're dead," stated by Morrie is absolutely true. This is why he didn't teach this way. He wanted his student to stay alert and listen, rather than watch his old professor wilt away to nothing. This book was v

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